Skam (translates to Shame) is a Norwegian teen drama streaming television series about the daily life of teenagers at the Hartvig Nissen School, a gymnasium in the wealthy borough of Frogner in West End Oslo and Norway’s oldest high school for girls. It was produced by NRK P3, which is part of the Norwegian public broadcaster NRK.
Despite no promotion ahead of its 2015 launch, Skam broke viewership records. Its premiere episode is among the most-watched episodes in NRK’s history, and by the middle of season two, it was responsible for half of NRK’s traffic. With season three, it broke all streaming records in Norway, along with viewership records in neighboring countries Denmark, Finland and Sweden, and attracted an active international fanbase on social media, where fans promoted translations.
The series ended after its fourth season in 2017, reportedly due to high production stress.